Henrietta Noah Da Costa
1908 – 1983
Henrietta Noah Da Costa, PHD (1908-1983) Henrietta Noah Da Costa was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1908 to Samuel Noah Da Costa and Jesse (Sawers) DaCosta. Samuel was a self educated jeweller who upon settling in Forest Park, IL began attending the University of Chicago Medical school. He received his doctorate and began practicing medicine wne he was about 40. Dr. Samuel DaCosta had several smart daughters. He went against the grain of the time period and educated them. His eldest daughter, Esther Noah Da Costa, graduated with a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of
